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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 78 · 1995
Madhubani
Winner — 1995
RAJ KUMAR MAHASETH
JD· Janata Dal
JD 43.3%INC 20.8%33 others 35.9%
Votes
50,106
43.3% share
Winning margin
26,090
22.6% of votes
Total candidates
35
Turnout
59.4%
of 1,94,771
Madhubani is a safe seat — RAJ KUMAR MAHASETH won by 22.6%.
Seat history
All Candidates
35 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAJ KUMAR MAHASETH | Janata Dal | 50,106 | 43.3% |
| 2 | PREM CHANDRA MISHRA | INC | 24,016 | 20.8% |
| 3 | RAMDEO MAHTO | BJP | 21,626 | 18.7% |
| 4 | FARUQUE ANSARI | IND | 12,844 | 11.1% |
| 5 | BILTU MEHTAR | IND | 1,169 | 1.0% |
| 6 | RAM BAHADUR SAHNI | IND | 1,066 | 0.9% |
| 7 | SANJAY JHA | BPP | 592 | 0.5% |
| 8 | SURENDRA MISHRA | Samajwadi Party | 526 | 0.5% |
| 9 | PITAMBER SAHI | Left | 434 | 0.4% |
| 10 | RAMPRIT SINGH | IND | 424 | 0.4% |
| 11 | SATNARAIN CHAUDHARY | IND | 322 | 0.3% |
| 12 | PADMA CHAUBE | IND | 302 | 0.3% |
| 13 | RAJESHWAR YADAV | IND | 286 | 0.3% |
| 14 | HEMANT KUMAR SINGH | IND | 285 | 0.3% |
| 15 | SHYAMSUNDAR YADAV | IND | 213 | 0.2% |
| 16 | BIMAL CHANDRA JHA | IND | 150 | 0.1% |
| 17 | DEVI PRASAD | IND | 140 | 0.1% |
| 18 | SAROJ KUMAR JHA | IND | 124 | 0.1% |
| 19 | PRAMOD GAMI | IND | 119 | 0.1% |
| 20 | TARINI PRASAD | IND | 118 | 0.1% |
| 21 | KAILASH KUMAR SAH | IND | 115 | 0.1% |
| 22 | RAM BABU | IND | 114 | 0.1% |
| 23 | NAWAL CHANDRA GUPTA | IND | 77 | 0.1% |
| 24 | SHIVJI SINGH | IND | 74 | 0.1% |
| 25 | ANJAN | IND | 66 | 0.1% |
| 26 | SAUKAT ALI KHAN | IND | 62 | 0.1% |
| 27 | KEDAR PRASAD | IND | 56 | 0.1% |
| 28 | VISHWANATH AGRAWAL | IND | 52 | 0.0% |
| 29 | ARUN KUMAR ROY | IND | 42 | 0.0% |
| 30 | ILLIYAS | IND | 40 | 0.0% |
| 31 | KAUSHAL KISHORE SINGH | IND | 40 | 0.0% |
| 32 | CHHOTELAL SAH | IND | 38 | 0.0% |
| 33 | AJAY KUMAR PURBE | IND | 37 | 0.0% |
| 34 | ABDUL MATIN | IND | 27 | 0.0% |
| 35 | GUPTA YADAV | IND | 20 | 0.0% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.
Average turnout (189th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean22.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.7% · min 1.8% · max 30.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
63%
lowerhigher
189th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.72
fewer partiesmore parties
81st of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
3.9%
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3rd of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.72EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD 43.3%INC 20.8%BJP 18.7%IND 11.1%OTH 6.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
39,37,385
Density
1728 / km²
Sex ratio
911 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,279 km²
SC population15.6%
ST population0.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
77%HINDU
Hindu 77.3%Muslim 22.4%Other 0.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.4%
Electricity15.8%
Sanitation25.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births69.9%
Children fully vaccinated66.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.4%
Children underweight (under 5)39.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER60.8%
Women literate49.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.1%
Clean cooking fuel41.6%
Health insurance25.3%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Madhubhani Paintings🏷️MakhanaGI🏺Terracotta
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